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Analog Computing Magazine, Issue 76 (Program the XF551 Drive)

by: L.F.P. Inc. (Larry Flynt Publications)

Publication date: 1989-09

Publisher: L.F.P. Inc. (Larry Flynt Publications)

Collection: analog-computing-magazine; computermagazines; magazine_rack; additional_collections; atarimagazines

Language: English

Analog Computing Magazine, Issue 76 (Program the XF551 Drive)

FEATURES

8 RAM Disk 800XL

Now 800XL owners can use some hidden memory to set up a RAM disk, on page 8 by Jerry van Dijk

10 Sharp Shooter

More light-pen fun from the author of last month 's light-gun tutorial, "Gun Assist." by Matthew J.W. Ratcliff

12 Recursion

It has been claimed that Atari BASIC, because of its inability to pass parameters into subroutines, is not capable of recursion. Guess again. by Gregg Hesling

16 Skeet Shoot

Ready! Pull! Use your joystick to blast clay pigeons out of the sky in this all-machine-language simulation. by Tracy Jacobs

54 XF551 Commands

An exploration of the undocumented commands for controlling the new XF551 disk drive. by Jerry van Dijk

58 Macro Editor

Type complete lines with a single keystroke. This program will also create an AUTORUN.SYS file that'll install your macros at every boot-up. by Frank Seipel

REVIEWS

51 Crossbow by Matthew J.W. Ratcliff

52 Diamond GOS by James F. Patterson

57 Crime Buster by Matthew J.W. Ratcliff

65 The Chessmaster 2000 by Matthew J.W. Ratcliff

COLUMNS

42 BASIC Training by Clayton Walnum

44 Boot Camp by Tom Hudson

56 ST Notes by Frank Cohen

62 The End User by Arthur Leyenberger

DEPARTMENTS

3 Editorial by Clayton Walnum

6 8-bit News

39 M/L Editor by Clayton Walnum

40 BASIC Editor II by Clayton Walnum

61 Disk Contents